> For complete information, can you explain how your code let ptv
> visible, as compared to the original code which makes ptv invisible ?
The definition of a new PTV pattern via $PageTextVarPatterns does not
make the text in the wiki page invisible.
The standard PmWiki hidden PTV pattern of (:ptvname : value :) is made
hidden via a special markup definition in scripts/stdmarkup.php
I was playing with your suggestion for a pattern for
<<< (myvar) text
text
and text. >>>
and got this:
Markup('<<<var', '<split', '/<<<\\s*?\\((\\w[-\\w]*) *\\)(.*?)>>>/s', '$2' );
$PageTextVarPatterns['<<<var...>>>'] = '/(<<<\\s*?\\(*(\\w[-\\w]*) *\\)(?!\\))\\s?)(.*?)(>>>)/s';
It defines a new PTV pattern, and a markup which hides the <<< (myvar)
part and the >>> end part, just leaving the PTV value visible. Not
part and the >>> sure if you wanted it that way.
It also allows no or several spaces before the bracket with th ePTV
name, and spaces after the PTV name and the closing round bracket.
Spaces could include line breaks as well, so this is legitimate:
<<<
(myvar )
text
text
and text.
>>>
maybe this is too wide a definition. I did not check if it might
interfere with other markup.
Note the Markup definition is set for '<split' in th emarkup table,
meaning before line splitting is done, as it needs to get several
lines, using th e/s modifier in the pattern.
Best,
Hans